This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek -- but also in Latin, have a droppable -o-. As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots, e.g. arthr- + -o- + logy = arthrology. But generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem; e.g.

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  • This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek -- but also in Latin, have a droppable -o-. As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots, e.g. arthr- + -o- + logy = arthrology. But generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem; e.g. arthr- + itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis. Secondly, medical roots generally go together according to language: Greek prefixes go with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although it is technically considered acceptable to create hybrid words, it is strongly preferred to not mix different lingual roots.
  • Il presente glossario contiene termini usati nel campo della medicina. Se cerchi un elenco di tutte le voci riguardanti la medicina, consulta la Categoria:Medicina. Se cerchi una abbreviazione, la potresti trovare in Abbreviazioni in medicina o in Glossario abbreviazioni mediche.
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  • This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek -- but also in Latin, have a droppable -o-. As a general rule, this -o- almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots, e.g. arthr- + -o- + logy = arthrology. But generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem; e.g.
  • Il presente glossario contiene termini usati nel campo della medicina. Se cerchi un elenco di tutte le voci riguardanti la medicina, consulta la Categoria:Medicina. Se cerchi una abbreviazione, la potresti trovare in Abbreviazioni in medicina o in Glossario abbreviazioni mediche.
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  • List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
  • Glossario medico
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